This is a Shinji X
Rei fanfic, it is about their Christmas together, and it will be only
one chapter.

Rei stood outside; the
sky was gray and cloudy today was December 24, Christmas eve. Rei had
heard of it, people giving gifts, hanging up lights and worshiping a
tree. People would walk around and sing, drink hot chocolate and have
large feasts. Christmas would be the same for Rei, she would go home,
eat some ramen, take a shower, and go to bed. Rei sighs deeply,
turning around preparing to walk back home.

Shinji walked down the
sidewalk, his eyes glued to the pavement, for one second he looks up
and sees Reis' sky blue hair. "Ayanami!" he calls out, not sure
what he was doing, Damnit, what did I say that for? Shinji
looks at Rei as she turns around; Rei wore black boots, with black
leggings, a orange, yellow and brown checkered skirt, with a red and
black checkered scarf and a light pink jacket she looks nice
today…Shinji pushes the thought out of his mind. Without
thinking, Shinji started walking towards her.

Rei saw Shinji walking
towards her, he didn't have his usual slacks and shirt, and he wore
jeans and a blue windbreaker that was zipped up. Ikari? Reis'
red eyes met his blue ones, "Hello Ikari." Rei says, it took
Shinji several moments to find his voice, still stunned on how pretty
Ayanami looked today, no… pretty was an understatement.

"Ayanami…uh…what
are you doing so far from your apartment?" Shinji asks.

"I was simply
enjoying the atmosphere, everything is so beautiful around this time"
Ayanami says looking at the lampposts that were surrounded in lights.
Shinji at first was shocked that Ayanami would say this.

"So…uh…Ayanami
what are your plans for Christmas?" Shinji asks trying to start a
conversation.

They walked in
silence, yet it was a comfortable silence that was the way it was
with Rei, you could walk in silence and be happy. Shinji opened the
door to Misatos apartment, "Where is the pilot of unit 2? And major
katsuragi?" asks Rei as she takes off her shoes and jacket,
revealing a brown long-sleeved shirt that seemed to compliment her
curves, Shinji blushes slightly "Misato is at a Christmas party
with Kaji, Asuka is at NERV she is determined to get her synch ratio
higher then yours" He says walking into the living room. Rei
follows Shinji "Why does that tree have lights on it?" Rei asks.

Shinji starts to laugh;
Rei looks at him with a puzzled and confused look in her eyes.
"Ayanami…that's a Christmas tree" Shinji says after taking a
few breaths, "Oh" Ayanami responds. Shinji goes into the kitchen
and Rei takes a seat on the couch. Shinji brings out two red coffee
cups, handing one to Rei. "What is this?" she asks, Shinji looks
at Rei amazed that she wouldn't know what hot chocolate was. "Its
hot chocolate Ayanami, haven't you had it before?" He says
setting his cup on the coffee table. Rei shook her head "Commander
Ikari wouldn't let me have sweets like this." She says before
placing the cup to her lips and slowly taking a sip.

"But, it is
delicious" Rei says placing her cup down watching the steam, Shinji
was angered that Ayanami couldn't enjoy these simple things in
life, all because of his father. Shinji looks at the Christmas tree,
Rei looks at Shinji. "Ikari?" she says softly

"Um yes?" He says
looking at Rei now.

"There is a gift
under the tree with my name on it"

Shinji looks, sure
enough, there was a green box with a red bow, and with Ayanamis'
name on it. Misato must have gotten her something. Shinji gets
up and picks up the box and hands it to Rei, there fingers touch ever
so slightly and both the children blush.

"Go ahead and open it
Ayanami" Shinji says with a smile, she was like a child on its
first ever Christmas, Rei takes off the bow and ribbon.

"Ikari…you got this
for me?" She says, Shinji raised an eyebrow; Ayanami shows him the
box, sure enough Misato had written

To: Ayanami

From: Ikari

Shinji blushes,
"just…uh open it Rei" He says, Rei looks at him "You called
me Rei" She says still holding the gift. Shinji blushes even more
"I am sorry" He says trapped in Reis' red eyes.

"No need to apologize
Ikari, it is just the first time you have called me that" She says
staring into his ocean blue eyes. For several moments they sat there,
staring into each other's eyes, sharing another comfortable
silence. Rei then opens the box, her eyes light up, "T-thank you
Ikari…no…Thank you…Shinji," She says. Shinji smiles, she had
called him Shinji, somehow that gave him a warm feeling, hearing his
name come from her lips was a beautiful thing.

"You're welcome
Rei" Shinji says, Rei holds the necklace delicately in her hand; it
had a silver chain and the NERV symbol. "Could you…put it on for
me?" Rei asks shyly. Shinji turns a light shade of pink, "of-of
course Rei" he says.

Rei shifts her position
so her back faces Shinji, Shinji moves closer to Rei taking the two
parts of the necklace in his hands and clipping it. Rei turns back
around, now the two children are about an inch away from each other,
their noses about to touch. Rei and Shinji both turn bright red,
"Rei…" Shinji says softly.

Rei turns even more red
as they become closer, the tip of their noses touching, and their
breath tickling their skin.

"Ikari…" Rei
says softly, as their hands rested on the couch, her finger touching
his; Shinji instinctively places his hand on top of hers, for some
reason everything seemed right. This moment, Shinji and Rei both felt
happy, in silence staring at each other, the warmth of his hand on
top of hers. They moved closer, their lips so very close from
touching. Rei & Shinji closed their eyes, and their lips finally
made contact. Rei pushed her body up against Shinji, he wrapped his
arms around her waist, one thing went though Shinjis' mind.

I'm kissing
Ayanami! Yet it all felt so perfect, so right. They broke the
kiss, Rei was now laying upon Shinji, the necklace hanging from her
neck, Shinji looked at the necklace and got a clear view down her
shirt, he turns red and looks back up at Rei. "Rei…um…"
Shinji couldn't seem to find the right words, Rei sensed his
discomfort and gets off Shinji sitting on the other side of the
couch, blushing intensely.

Shinji gets off the
couch, and Rei looks at him. "I-uh…I'm just…going to the
bathroom," He says. Rei looks back at the Christmas tree,
Ikari…kissed me, this human contact, this feeling within me, is
it love? Rei was deep in thought. Shinji soon returned, he
carried a blanket in his hand, Rei looks at him What his Ikari
doing? She thinks as he sits next to her.

Shinji places the
blanket of one of Reis' shoulders and the other over his shoulder.
Rei looks at him shocked, but like some type of force was pulling
her, she rested her head on his shoulder. Shinji leans his head
against Reis' and holds her hand underneath the blanket. In the
silence, the warmth of each other's bodies, Rei feels a smile go
across her lips. She could hear Shinjis' heart beat, like a soft
drum; Rei slowly closes her eyes, and falls asleep.

Rei opened her eyes,
at first forgetting were she was. Her red eyes scan the room, she had
moved, she was lying on top of Shinji with the blanket over their
bodies. She looks upwards, seeing how her head was on his chest,
Shinjis arms wrapped around her waist, Shinji was awake and looking
down at Rei.

"Morning Rei…Merry
Christmas." He says Rei closes her eyes, listening to his
heartbeat.